Detroit to muskegon Route
Description: East/West cross state route along the southern most counties of the Lower Peninsula.

Statewide LMB MapMyRide group for Michigan cyclists to post their favorite local routes. View or post Michigan routes here (You must become a member before you can post.)

LMB Maps

MDOT Maps

Adventure Cycling Maps

Local Maps

Additional Resources

LMB MapsShoreline Bicycle Tour maps and other routes developed by LMB. The destination stops listed in the below descriptions may vary slightly from the maps we currently have in stock. All proceeds go to LMB's efforts to promote bicycling and the safety of bicyclists on Michigan roadways. All LMB maps can be purchased and/or downloaded directly from our website.Cross State Route

The Michigan Department of Transportation and its partners are in the process of updating the individual county maps and creating new multi-county region maps. The new regional maps show road surface type, traffic volumes, paved/unpaved trails with regional significance, recreational facilities, points of interest and other facilities and amenities which make cycling across Michigan more enjoyable. Note: These maps are ordered directly through MDOT and can take upt to 4 to 6 weeks for delivery.Western Upper PeninsulaCounties: Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, OntonagonCost: $5

Adventure Cycling Maps
Adventure Cycling's Routes & Mapping Department carefully links together rural roads to create low-traffic bike routes through some of the nation's most scenic and historically significant terrain. This bicycle route network was started in 1976 with the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Since then, it has blossomed into an awe-inspiring network of 38,158 miles.North Lakes Route

Escanaba, MI, to Mackinaw City, MI (153.5 mi.) to Monroeville, IN (534 mi.)
This route is very pleasant to do if you like biking through hardwood forests, lakes, and farmlands. The route is generally rolling and one of Adventure Cycling's easier routes to ride. There are no dramatic climbs over mountain passes. This is not to say that there are no steep climbs, but difficult climbing is not the general terrain of this route.

Luther, MI, to Fort Erie, ON (482 mi.)
The Lake Erie Connector is intended primarily as a shortcut that saves 244 miles between the North Lakes Route near Luther, Michigan, and the Northern Tier Route at Fort Erie, Ontario. It also connects to the Northern Tier Route across the western end of Lake Erie at Sandusky, Ohio, and enables a variety of loop rides in the lower Great Lakes region.

Detroit Area (Southeast Michigan)SEMCOG Bike Maps - SEMCOG developed these maps to assist bicyclists in planning both recreation and commute trips in and around Southeast Michigan. We were helped in the process by a working group of county and local road commissions, planning departments, parks and recreation departments, and bicycle enthusiasts.

St. Joseph CountyBicycle Maps of River County - 12 bike trails that take you along the rural, back roads in St. Joseph County, Michigan. Bike rides of varying difficulty through scenic, pleasant countryside await you in River Country.

TRaverse CityBicycle Map of Northwest Michigan - Cherry Capitol Cycling Club Map covers Michigan’s northwestern lower peninsula and includes Antrim, Benzie, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Leelanau counties and part of Kalkaska county. Featured are: recommended roads, day routes and paved trails for roadies as well as off road trails for fat-tire enthusiasts. Campgrounds, lake accesses, stores, restaurants and markets are clearly identified. Route descriptions and travel information are also given.

Watersmeet (UP)Bicycle Map Wilderness Lakes Trail - Wilderness Lakes Trails, Inc. (WLT) is an advocate for the Wilderness Lakes Trail, a series of non-motorized bicycling and walking trails connecting the town of Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin and the town of Watersmeet, Michigan and as a liaison among bikers, walkers, and other pedestrian trail users and all bodies of local, county, state, and federal government and other trail groups such as snowmobile clubs, in matters affecting the Trail related to nature-based/transportation activities such as bicycling, hiking, walking, and other similar activities. Links to additional locals, including highway bicycle lanes and designated bicycle routes on secondary roads may be added.

MIchigan Bicycle Routes on MapMyRide.com

New statewide LMB MapMyRide group for Michigan cyclists to post their favorite local routes. View or post Michigan routes here (You must become a Member before you can post routes). These routes are posted directly by Michigan cyclists. LMB cannot guarantee the bicycle suitability of any user created routes. As always ride with extreme caution.

Bicycling on Major Bridges in MichiganAmbassador Bridge - Detroit: Bicyclists are prohibitedBlue Water Bridge - Port Huron: Riders and bicyclist will be transported at the convience of the Authority. Phone: 810-984-3131

International Bridge - Sault Ste Marie: Bikes can be ridden across to Canada. There is a toll.

Mackinac Bridge - Bicyclists are not allowed to cross the Mackinac Bridge on their own. The Mackinac Bridge Authority will transport your group across the bridge in Mackinac Bridge Authority vehicles. The fee is $2.00 per bicycle.

If you are traveling northbound, there is a phone at the south end of the bridge. Instructions for using the phone are posted in the phone box. If you are southbound, please go to our service window in the administration building and ask for assistance. The administration building is located on the north end of the Mackinac Bridge on the east side of the toll plaza.

The service is provided on an as needed basis. If you need additional information please call us at 906-643-7600.

Rides in Road Biking Michigan range from 9.5 miles to 85 miles and are located all over the state, from the tip of the Keweenaw in the U.P. to the Ohio-Indiana state line. Ten of the 40 rides are in northwest Lower Michigan. While most of the rides are on roads, nine rides use portions of bike trails. Categorized into four levels of difficulty, each ride includes turn-by-turn directions, maps recommendations on accommodations and restaurants, information on local events and attractions, details on traffic conditions and road hazards and photos.Link to Order
Biking Michigan

SeeClickFix SeeClickFix.com encourages residents to become citizens by participating in taking care of and improving their neighborhoods. They allow anyone to:

See - see a non-emergency issue in your neighborhood

Click - open a ticket describing the issue and what can be done to resolve it

Fix - publicly report the issue to everyone for resolution

Bicyclists across the country are using SeeClickFix to report problems with local bike facilities. Many city public work departments are interfacing with SeeClickFix to recieve the reports directly from citizens in order to fix problems quickly. The City of Lansing's Transportation Office is now recieving such updates (example of Lansing Watch area below.)

BikeWisebikewise.org is a place to learn about and report bike crashes, hazards, and thefts. By sharing our experiences with each other, and with researchers and relevant agencies, they aim to make biking safer and more fun. You can help by adding your reports.

Crashes: It's estimated that 75% or more of all crashes go unreported. We believe that by gathering detailed information on how and why crashes happen, we'll be able to ride smarter. Also, we hope that knowing where crash hotspots are will help us to identify issues with traffic behavior and road design.

Hazards: How many times have you ridden past a dangerous sewer grate or overgrown vegetation and wished there were someplace to report it? Now there is. We aim to not only collect hazard reports, but to pass these on to the appropriate authorities.

Thefts: Tracking where and how bikes get stolen is a key part of making preventing thefts. We're currently working on other pieces of this system, so that if your bike does get stolen, you have a better chance of getting it back.

Michigan Bicycle Routes on MapMyRide.com

New statewide LMB MapMyRide group for Michigan cyclists to post their favorite local routes. View or post Michigan routes here (You must become a Member before you can post routes). These routes are posted directly by Michigan cyclists. LMB cannot guarantee the bicycle suitability of any user created routes. As always ride with extreme caution.